A man who investigators say has repeatedly impersonated law enforcement officers has been arrested again, according to a South Carolina Law Enforcement Division affidavit.

Zachery Hoy Sivils was charged Tuesday in connection to an October incident at a Charleston strip club.

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Sivlis is charged with impersonating an officer and consuming alcohol illegally. The affidavit says he gained entry to the club by claiming he was a SLED agent and displaying a badge.

The affidavit says Sivlis was seen traveling in a Chevrolet Tahoe equipped with emergency lights and radio equipment that he referred to as his “state issued patrol car” on repeat visits to the club.

Staff at Stilettos told deputies they detained Sivils on one occasion after finding him in possession of a .40-caliber Glock handgun while drinking at the club. The affidavit said because Sivlis consumed alcohol, he was not in accordance with the state’s carry law.

Since the strip club arrest, Sivils was charged in February with impersonating an officer after a Berkeley County deputy saw him in a silver SUV with blue flashing lights behind another vehicle in a gas station parking lot, according to an incident report.

The deputy pulled up to Sivils, believing he was a member of law enforcement. According to the report, Sivils identified himself as a SLED agent.

Wearing a button-up shirt, a suit jacket, blue jeans, black dress shoes and a badge chained around his neck, Sivils said he initiated a traffic stop on another car because it had a faulty tag light. A woman was also in the SUV, the report said.

The deputy said that when the person in the other vehicle drove away, Sivils sped off with the flashing lights on and drove through a red light.

The deputy said when he eventually pulled Sivlis over, he noticed the smell of alcohol on Sivils. Sivils again identified himself as a SLED agent, but then said he was a certified security officer with Hawkeye Security Services.

The deputy seized a loaded pistol on Sivils’ side and another badge in his wallet before placing him under arrest.

His female passenger told the deputy she and Sivils left a bar in Summerville before he followed another vehicle for several miles and stopped it for a faulty tag light.

Sivils was booked at the Hill-Finklea Detention Center. The SUV was taken to an impound lot.

According to his arrest record, Sivils has been charged with impersonating an officer multiple times.